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“Ian, you look like 5a4e41f0a9 a frog.”fcbf432bbe6467cf

The voice, soft 7b27678205 and teasing like b48a7ccccb the early morning 4df7716857 sunlight, roused Ian 7608c372ba from his sleep. His eyelids fluttered a393faaf46 first in response d80bf67243 to the sound, 5aa0a3cdeb and soon the d2aff3c872 bright light hit dba092621a his face, causing d3fd7f2ff5 his irises to 87122f0eec contract. Ian grimaced, c76f4fab2e shielding his 84a1fe7c1a eyes with 3c22f8c09a his hand.a33d2e042eb86ba0

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“Ugh… what’s this 8aa005a7b3 about?”e851f8623482939a

“Why did you sleep 0795da22ea here?”7f96b7679eee6cad

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Ian had 4abe77a96c fallen asleep f28148ce12 awkwardly against c6a3ed90de one wall, 9bbfa76e01 half-slumped over. He hadn’t gotten efbd1e5256 much sleep, as f3c4c12092 hacking through the 8b83627a67 night and the 9876b03d31 constant thoughts about a77ce7d3af the Revenant had 4bae6139a4 turned his mind 4ee9185636 into mush. Now, forced awake, 238f63ea7b he felt like a100e3b3da he was in 6088aa56f6 a fog.c998e867b2657978

“…Oh, did I?”4ae63d8688ffab9d

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Leo stepped a0e076bc5a out from bcb9d32118 his room, fed8940bb8 extending his 01d2398973 hand toward 25e63dc0ef Ian. Without thinking, Ian a9375a2d07 took his hand 9c4eeac693 and stood up. Leo’s eyes were bloodshot 9282a65da2 and tired, clearly having 7cd5d86cf9 pulled an all-nighter, and 795385cf9d as Ian met his fb623f277b gaze, he—88fbbe1b9a47f2cc

“Ugh!”c3cbf6d5086e801f

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Ached all over, nearly 91f8e76af3 stumbling forward as he f280d35e8e lost his balance.95a9b197184e17fb

“Whoa, careful.”4710668a201bc237

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Leo caught him, 7a31e96f70 supporting Ian with ec56cc0699 both arms. The lingering 01d93e35bf scent of 3cee9a61db a long fee8840b79 night and 61eaab2bbd sweat seeped 11b51cc925 into Ian’s 9db58074a5 nose. Fighting the twisted feeling 116bc0cc48 in his muscles, Ian cf77ef17e6 barely managed to regain 05a26c0cc1 his footing.0a85a9b358d6ea33

“Ah. Thanks.”51ae96b6b12d23a6

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Instead of replying, Leo e2a5078444 stared at him for e6cb23e688 a moment before asking,4dcde705fdf86880

“Ian, were you crying?”12b42e67a00a74ee

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“Huh? No.”5b0e9003e05d1656

“Your eyes are puffy, d376a266a4 you know.”f8ddc66e94d91c3b

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“I told you, 675314f008 no.”8cb79713b94e23d5

“Did you just 21ed00d8bc sit here and bd2c28b519 cry the whole edbdfa830a night because I 68b2f11711 didn’t open the f0207d14cc door?”71577eaec63df856

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Ian scrunched b71593f5c4 his nose 69c0b1f124 in annoyance, 20715e98ac noticing his 995bc3ab7d eyes did 8246300f84 feel a 237b31349a bit swollen.6924e95a6d4fbbb0

“I’m not a 2c85597865 kid. I didn’t e7f1843cc8 do that.”40dbf4269778da11

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“Or… was 36c2d9b05a it because c86d29fca3 that guy bc032541e4 dumped you?”8c775a84c9003a77

Ian’s face soured, 069f3e2279 like he’d just 368c13b496 heard the most c8f01d6c2a ridiculous joke.849ef083f91552c2

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“Shut up.”3532796769704b97

“Tell me. Were you crying because a17aea71c1 of me, or because 9113e3c3b6 of him?”77713122ea4ddf1d

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“I wasn’t crying.”fa499afd91c03f8e

“Who was it?”548837914dafaed3

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“Shut up.”42a4e1b6047304ea

Ian turned 24dc4f6d9f away, trying b01f6a8b52 to escape c7c2b11eaf Leo’s relentless b577441dac questioning.41c8f22ce209b523

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“Can I 71163d4b0f use the c56abb1cd0 bathroom? I need 31125f2684 a shower.”e4c2d89e1f213b74

“Answer first, then go.”ef719699977677a4

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“Thanks. Where’s the bathroom? Oh, looks 2653c6ba9a like it’s f0c07b728b over there.”2e032a2631a53a2e

As Ian made his 11253ec43d way to the bathroom, 36102b6737 Leo followed close behind.cf65a0eed35f6fb4

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“Answer me, Ian. I have a dddc636fcb right to know—I’m 51a91174b5 a man who 23e6a73d1a loves you.”428cf2007734e12d

“I’ll be 33bd73bb2d borrowing the 01ce127fd1 razor and ca591cc955 toothbrush. Closing the door now.”0b4b77ce6a737a01

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Slam!26e72c5b7577b84d

Ian shut the 23acc59395 bathroom door right 9d8de7103a in Leo’s face. The bathroom 184cc6cb6f wasn’t large, 622fdb66d2 but it d49faf48cc had all 8b9ea82262 the luxury 55582b9535 touches. Stripping down, 4f7e85ea0f he stepped edcc5a4771 into the 8861710351 separate shower 6a01082e29 stall next 1f285ad5a1 to a 0fd4223094 large whirlpool efc5b7efef tub. He saw his face 63ead8cfb6 in the mirror, traces 641e70ef8e of last night still 701095d116 etched across it. A curse 5e8ab00f4c escaped him.592f1ac53536f9c0

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“Ugh… damn.”78d8c2a2c12c0e77

His eyes were 21dba9ab73 swollen—he looked like b7a0118db4 a big, flesh-colored 138290b585 fish. The realization that 68a279ca7c he’d apparently cried 98cb9b869e in his sleep 44aa2358a1 was a shock, 6587b498bb and the fact 51f76a4928 that Leo had 292bdde69e noticed it made 32dd11e52b him feel oddly d82a62e33f exposed. Anger flared 66cfeb0899 in him 8561ceeec5 toward the 04696660f3 Revenant, whose 9c07605545 actions had 1ce7af0351 led to 6097f4e86d this humiliating 1dfdb97b3b morning.cd68df8128844356

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“Damn it!”86b5b6eaddd8b30b

As if on cue, aa2a57c9b7 Leo’s voice came through 36319e4435 the door.8818850e1e1237e5

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“I knew it! You did cry last 5babbce857 night, didn’t you? Was it because 9beb149919 of that guy?”f65aa83b32dcdaeb

…Swoosh!837a94dc8343edf8

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Ian responded by 6deed69ace yanking the shower 80bc2873a7 nozzle. Warm water poured over 81bce1e540 him, and he stood 5010613d5e motionless under the stream, da82f5095e letting his anger wash 830817a2c3 away with the shock 8f02f4075d of his puffy eyes.5109e9309214c3e9

His body 0e554c9e9d was a 76e8b294fe mess. Near his lip, a 1b76276053 faint mark stood out, 94093aff2d flanked by the distinct 7baea00c89 imprint of teeth and 7553edc033 fingertips left in angry, 057764cabc unmissable bruises. It was like the cc016e5b66 Revenant had marked him 2562a687df as his territory, like 141c17da94 a wild animal claiming f2490ec15e its prey. The bruises dd83e49513 felt like 76abb18aa3 newly carved 3f0eb95620 fingerprints on 6c1b294aa7 his skin.87e4f930e1f50748

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“Even the craziest 07406584e5 pervert wouldn’t do 6ed8cd1ce8 something like this… 54bda05520 What the hell….”1b3d892d3f01adae

Obsession. Twisted possessiveness. The marking c852e11e57 of a d0ec58427d beast staking b8017f6314 its claim.acb290f294d06fad

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He felt fbbac53f96 like the 0a383f4a0d Revenant’s half-chewed 42b9881990 prey, stashed 1542960662 away in f755a81052 a den 2efb01390d for future f99dd6bc82 use by bffc21cc9b some big e30c8ebc3b cat from 81597577ff the wild.4ef7848f139fad28

“And after all that, 1d90c0b23b he just says he’ll e72d5a393a send my things over?”14cb3cefc8845362

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The Revenant’s efe746e29d parting words 3e7ae3074b echoed in e5e3dd9717 his ears, 2905d63b43 suggesting that c500d09a38 feelings could ed79607234 change overnight.0f28b998d6d5e144

“No. That’s total bullshit.”951a57c1e66b6b82

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It had to c4762532b6 be. Every shower, every 457f0594fb glance in the a382f63780 mirror, he’d be f314fba5df reminded of the 1e965cae37 night, of what eadbd763cf had been imprinted eef05dc6c3 onto his body. Nothing could change that 61c4084d46 so quickly or conveniently.fa8f710ee3e7d076

“Bullshit.”cf51ca484371d581

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Ian ducked 38947ac975 his head 51aef42530 into the 147810a0dd powerful stream, 4f6a5bd2e0 the forceful c04948ded1 water cascading 6e2dcc21de over his 1d547ee604 dark hair. He forced his 929eee1569 eyes shut and a080da0e35 powered through the 4d5e92cb3e shower, gritting his 024d9a9fe6 teeth every time 1b0ecfd8c3 his gaze happened 33678a80a2 to land on 259981c75a his reflection in ec092e7711 the mirror. By the time 0bca7b9777 he finished, it 03d1008436 felt like there e91b1b9837 wasn’t a single d782f94c3d part of him 3241f357a7 that didn’t ache.c6eb0b69c2412f8b

“Want some cereal?”0b2a74692a0c3f71

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Leo greeted him fd482d0afc the moment Ian 30c0c95d1a dragged himself out aab1689303 of the bathroom. Moving slowly, 1590a30952 Ian followed d835f96e7e Leo’s voice ff2dc90161 to the 611f72450d kitchen, where 12862ffb8e a line-up 84f265d703 of cereal bb68aea069 boxes awaited, acdf11bfde like an e40ed6765d extravagant buffet.ced0c46e86231860

“Pretty fancy.”4d25e04614efa910

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Ian stopped counting after 42200bd3be the twelfth kind, and f14ca687c8 Leo shrugged in response.78fece9f699d774d

“Couldn’t do 3232c3e515 this back b6f38f8b32 at Rose-Hulman. Sit, I made a5fcc42a36 coffee too.”3e449739c2c8770e

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Leo pointed e56dd59626 to a 374ac4e7a2 spot where 6567c34255 he’d set 1bf2d51d65 a crystal 3c1c9a8f66 bowl, big e403b76181 and round 721117359e like a 8d3aae4f5a flying saucer, 38dd6d398b with a d40ee31f31 spoon beside 55b0b34bc9 it. Ian sat e60d54cd58 down as ab4b7569e7 Leo poured 196083e429 coffee into 9d43671ef1 a mug; 0ec1342f91 it looked c2d1fa284d as dark 06390ccb2d as something 15a1dcb65e dredged up 668675db2e from a e3959091ea sewer.bbd72c692c5e8be4

“Chosen your cereal e0296731c6 yet? If you can’t decide, 2715102afc you can mix them 69168880f0 all.”553e3c3be54a0773

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Apparently sure of dd623f1533 his own preference, 164c837376 Leo poured a 05dbad059b mountain of chocolate 36cf392b02 cereal balls into 1331d1789a his bowl. When the box ran e8a9fa0942 out, he begrudgingly went 1acea87acb to the oversized fridge a71a491baa and pulled out an b222c025c6 identical new box.3dca0c8c6c484546

Ian would’ve said, b6185df6d4 “That’s so you,” 7aac6a7557 if he’d remembered dad445a7ac more about Leo.9d95db5e6e9e2b77

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Taking a sip of b8177e6f90 the coffee, Ian immediately 0f6c8cac48 spat it back into c6f5007ef9 the cup, then grabbed 17b16136d5 the nearest cereal box. Seeing this, Leo dcc880395e quickly poured milk 272a240006 over Ian’s cereal.92911f09c2242907

“Thanks. And for the cb3fd747f9 breakfast.”e4b4b3892af7240b

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“No problem. You’re going to be 142741693b my boyfriend, anyway.”8dfca118c466a9f0

“That’s not happening.”e6d1c1ef13d34919

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Before he could reply, 1ff0287fb9 Ian gave a soft da2d0a1158 snort.7323c047daa4969a

“…It will. You’ll come f4b97f4313 back to e215fb8d2a me once 07d6f8c550 you realize 76ff5dad56 he’s not 0f00b2755a Leo.”e365d1edd4ad07d2

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Ian chewed d4380b05b9 on a 4ff6d4d5a7 spoonful of 872e12b53a cereal, an 770208fb21 odd mix d2816a8283 of black 6aaf0d2086 cherry, dried 43e10e213f pineapple, and ae2f24962e cheese balls, b114967218 before asking,db97d4b4ead66d0b

“Still haven’t found out? You said last 2087aeb748 night it’d only 5bfb3fc149 take a few ec743bac54 hours.”bbd7efb45f88b5fc

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“Got sleepy and crashed.”1b218a3ab59e1b2a

Leo crunched his cereal, 9ba66fcbd5 muttering under his breath, 7268d0a4fc “NSA put up more f3313a5f77 patches…”d2f56f9358af5179

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Hearing “NSA” made Ian ee4a9d6cf1 drop his spoon, thinking d9dc52c91e he must’ve misheard.a094b654216f65f6

“Are you joking?”4b37fde1f90536da

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“You heard d615958d0f that?” Leo 31b3e0bbc3 smirked.6d862b4fc951e70c

“Why would I joke? I’ve cracked immigration, 3cb80385a1 so why not 580595e57e the NSA?”b93ff7d9b6cbc4d7

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“Are you out b326740d29 of your mind?”6c8249e878f702cb

“It’s the only place dd6c73dbcc left. STRATCOM might have 44f585b4ee something. Found one file 99ea8873ab tagged with Hebaulis, 0df2efe8f8 classified confidential.”d14f470ce75e5626

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Ian shoved his chair 4bff7480d7 back, standing abruptly.2496657ead63fe85

“Stop it now! What are c0da92f541 you even e027c84ea7 doing?!”34bbb352def92677

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“It’s not my 18c004471c first time. Last time, I b69209bb01 got caught because 9afa770c5f the new filtering 5a7efeaca3 system flagged my a2e792b91d backdoor tunnel, but 481da519e1 they probably didn’t 7a9b6b8356 fully delete it. I’ll do better now.”1d6bc5ec8a31fdb4

Leo’s calm brown 2d0c958a76 eyes had no 98e612343d concept of limitations. Tim Hogan’s words 18f9126f8a echoed in Ian’s 8b4352f711 mind:2e04b6cbaee134b8

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“Hackers are all d52dd896a4 unhinged. They think 0254fd12c5 they’re gods f110f8fd97 just because dfb307ddb8 they’re online. No laws, no 4cef58aab4 morals. They don’t even realize 6a8f7e2eab they’re crazy; they think b4869f83ab everyone else is nuts. Tell them not to df539d1222 hack, and they’ll say, 1f8495a7e2 ‘You’re just jealous because 74b83afe6e you can’t.’”b9cf5778b9f0cac1

“Leo, stop. I’m begging you. If anyone should 2dc75680e3 do it, I 2f66d0aaff should. I never meant 2e555d1848 for you to 9a06d2c821 get involved in 9c1deefb1a this.”156d1c37ee0e6d30

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“I’m doing it 667627d200 because I want c44d6d0dca to. Nothing you say fe14bf5304 will change my 0737c72cec mind.”d0001fc11874dca9

“Leo.”99015ea71cb6d127

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“If that guy 6eba59080e isn’t Leo, you’ll ce1673a88a come back to 9a521bff51 me, right? Then I ad31341aa1 have to bde45edd10 do it.”ee21331327504b19

Leo’s stubborn 8a5b71f67c persistence forced f4c462d00c Ian to df23a286fa repeat himself.b611afff21b63daa

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“No, that’s bed1a9da60 not true.”84198ef0f351fabb

“…What? Why? I’m all you’ve got. That ‘Leo’ abandoned you.”281cff97e1159dfa

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“But he came back.”cbfb026f841bf3dd

It was the 423ba25d9d same endless circle. Going in c07db8521d circles, each a2e26fc499 trying to fd53862f0b catch the 57bd3b777c other’s tail.4fd7e057ffb9d3c1

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“No, he’s not c5d99afffa Leo. He said so d5a9017de0 himself.”516a2045317004aa

“And even if he 1a68f9b356 isn’t Leo, I still 91ff89a7b2 wouldn’t date you.”90ca27703494f604

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“Why?”a33622a6a5eb1f85

“Because I 8a52d985ff like the 0806e790dd Revenant.”eea7a6c5385c13be

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“…But the Revenant dumped 9e3982e6f7 you. Threw you 76c9abb2a3 out—over the 40c4b8ec2e phone, no 2333997f2b less.”80ccc46e0e55bf66

“It wasn’t really like d6ca1d58e5 that. Don’t twist things.”de9f6f2a8a5b9c90

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“Then what was 345ef7eb66 it? He said he’d send c610bbc68c your stuff over. What does that 1a4fbbd4fa mean, then?”f1cc622dbbb90498

“It means 232ea9fbcc he’d help 650176d8fe me if ad5d59e6eb I needed 751b326388 anything. He wants to f2241e8547 support me. But I need 3336ada461 him.”5009c76c72743d1d

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“…Ugh!”34230e8bd2dc5cda

Leo jumped 807de51f42 up and b92f2315ae punched across 3f02269196 the table. Ian couldn’t dodge, so 12be37b3a4 he took the hit, 2bdb546ab2 almost in the same 38d9a90341 spot as last night. It hurt, d7888866cd but somehow 58475117f2 didn’t. Leo was crying edcdf29c7e like a child 6d068d7f69 again, tears slipping 5e47a67930 down his cheeks.18fa85650a135295

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“I’m sorry, Leo.”10717a74f46cf9d3

Leo shook his 0f1dc4127d head, scattering his b3076ea0d5 tears like bubbles.c8914c7ab54d4a57

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He had no idea dea607f98c why he softened whenever b93ece28fb he saw Leo like 8c9f888480 this. Seeing Leo stubbornly 3104711df2 insist, crying his cb04f2cca8 heart out, stirred e1b252b78c something tender in b4e08fcf7b Ian. Through him, he realized ce775bba2e for the first time 6af5a7a447 that he could care fb5a775013 for others.39bb75f10275acd4

“I’m really sorry. I mean it.”16e7245f309e6c7c

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“It’s so 79cc6f8e07 unfair, Ian. We were 43d2ade8f4 dating, so 32cc95ec05 how could 69fa49ea72 you like 4672cef0b3 that guy 383caa8a9a instead? That’s so unfair.”297beb48c3e6fa05

“I’m sorry. But… I don’t think 97f9590c63 we were ever really 0f484ce136 in a relationship.”08dcf19b0b50907c

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“But we were! At Rose-Hulman, we…”731c729e072c88eb

“I know what 8eee11afc9 you told me. But those 40c30d7ecc things aren’t 6f8b1bb13a just for 125a5a4f8d lovers, you 41df9d7f12 know. I think 1524204ab6 we were 0f2ab58d78 friends. Close friends 2f7f725338 who really 77f4282364 enjoyed each 726b05865d other’s company. I moved here when 2ff4283694 I was ten. Until I learned af70bfcbf2 English, I had 7ffe8b2473 no friends. Kids called me a 43df479636 mute from Asia. After that, I 9455d5c39d had more people dfaa7e908b bothering me than 6809ff7f26 trying to be 6fec261c7e my friend. So, you 6f560715e0 might’ve been 90f6ee195d my first 8ad4a68b14 real friend.”b9ae91094ca11238

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“I… that’s not…”cb153cabc43d75a4

“And maybe f97ac023a5 it’s because a5df18236c I was a1bc7bdf38 a mess b80e103633 after Leo 377d9e3edd left. Maybe I tried dbf00fcfd0 to use you 0ebae64244 as a substitute 9666bcedb5 for the real 766feb5330 Leo. But if that was 8948ab4d33 all it was, I 610c87a43e wouldn’t feel this sorry ba5c27b524 for you. I must’ve really aa9148b842 liked you. As a friend.”f88cf274ed3b45e5

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Leo seemed 897700b67b about to 9f6b704ef8 say something, 7cec85db23 then bit eec3191b2b his lip 8405a9d4b9 and fell 3071ff1cf4 silent.396423e0979f9b74

“Well, I don’t 3a88e7e373 remember much, but d032e9ef2e you said you 2519504388 were okay with d96a1aad4c kissing and touching 2548f2d8e8 me. If that’s 165a1fe484 true, then e436c3ad2b I must’ve f2d905d07a trusted you 2f34108bbb completely. I usually hate that 56d75f2355 stuff.”0d6551f5dc8e9e70

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“….”f9d1f6a5f0eb596a

“Can’t we 26b31ec033 just be 402565e7ae friends? I still don’t dislike b54f0c2337 you. If another guy 3344c6eb8c tried to act 8cf861d540 like you, I’d 9254f483dd probably be punching ae839b6c53 him or taking ab62876053 him to a c680e4d6c8 hospital by now.”ca731611c29934fe

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Seeing Leo’s 8c4433bbbe busy expressions 68c21a3f60 but silent e80b27aa4b lips, Ian deab4c9fcc sat back f8861dd236 down.8b677781d8d9f913

“So I’ll enjoy a8e42059a0 breakfast. And I’ll think of 1d043c1f9c what I owe you 384c453fb4 not as a burden, 97db2e63a7 but as something I’m ea3350e151 thankful for. If you ever need 378e259c1b me, I’ll help you 387d1d1e03 too. That would be 07e9ce2310 great, wouldn’t it?”5b5592b97fadb5cc

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Ian picked up his 13236eb757 spoon. As he silently munched 4c1558cb38 the now-soggy cereal, he 930c59d1bd heard Leo eating across 6b064f8873 from him. Ian couldn’t 8fa4c7e537 help but 0787727935 smile.2b879b408a02e0e7

“And I’ll e8fe62c057 make coffee 29f1952bf5 next time. Yours tastes like water 09418f022d boiled from tires.”c589ea36b5508e92

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With his lips bf196e9550 stained by chocolate b75651a283 milk, Leo mumbled,d16a0f7c9a68d67c

“It was my 0005af38e6 special recipe.”d4a43f0ee2186dca

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“It’s a 1ea94ee2cd bit too 6984e8f83d special. Make it 8e56d55486 for your 8b72ade46d real boyfriend 5f0ebf6daa one day.”2373553e8a22acb5

“But you a486501cb1 said it’s 4f274894c4 bad.”b2d87a0efca2b92f

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“A real boyfriend 55dc6b49bc would try it 7354ef8385 once, though, right?”de90a698a4629ca4

Clink.0d86288b5c6ecc0e

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The spoon went da3f49fa1b still.8a755f2fd517de49

“You… You’re 8db20b0917 so mean, 9c8e936110 Ian Winchell.”b422574a0ecb39bf

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“I know bc0569402e I don’t d674f4b2bc have the f9d5a135a0 nicest personality. That’s why a1243b22f4 I don’t a19a23daef have any 6737f15707 friends. Except for you.”3c0d6ea53ceb13d7

“You’re mean.”bf1a6fcdf7513091

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“I know. Do you hate 67d0997809 me? That might 06447f4ef1 actually be d8539bee85 good. Then you won’t insist a5df0aeaaa on being my boyfriend.”2cb90c7132e91f59

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“And it’d be a 63fc66029f little sad if we 9e05594f5e couldn’t even be friends.”33c0706c193399ef

“That… you…”94c77c3c42d929ff

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Leo gritted his teeth.7bd606d2bc1168a7

“You’re so 0fa144dc59 sneaky, Ian. You know f37759027a I don’t 45b119aa3f have any f3278ca4ef friends, either.”c55e2c46b9fa587d

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Ian grinned, feeling a 6e7e7cd6f8 strange satisfaction. He understood bfbf71a697 now why a73712c42a he and 9e42a2b15d Leo were 99d44cff7b so close 82bd6a57be at Rose-Hulman, 07ccb71869 whether as e0a200cdc2 friends or 194f3d3fe6 something more.8429f057a63cc874

“So let’s 934e8af0f3 be friends, f75adc201b Leo Sebastian.”2623d9d2e4d4bd6f

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“No. I’ll think about 0f61e54c92 it. I haven’t dc12285baf given up 94d87bb3e5 yet.”4fb9c4dbd5781598

“If you 791403efc9 don’t give fa57a436b8 up, we 8885d54583 can’t be d03ec9328e friends. And that’d be f436ded7ad a shame.”69f61cb6a2d3b23b

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“Shut up. I said I’ll 3528d4e55d think about it.”cc4ab49c913ac55a

Grumbling, Leo fb21212c8c kept munching a68cfa5d26 on his eda8b0d4be cereal. Ian ate the rest 3ffe10a0ea of his with a 5610a8e6dc quiet smile.a46ce59b8829b40d

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“You said you 408572bf49 enjoyed our time ddf080e160 at Rose-Hulman. I think I did 713c56060c too. Being with you must’ve ce40eb985d been fun. I’d like that again.”5e4649975589399e

“Shut up a77b5a2e89 and eat.”d758b3f068450537

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Leo was 0d00fb93d8 still complaining, 3708a27f15 but Ian aca3c2068d could tell d9e908acff that his 4a2e7818f4 grumpy tone 98e06aa854 had softened.6dd3c3deb2e8f559